Chapter 4
Learning to live.
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I stared at the 'lady' who just irritably snapped at those annoying guest. She then entered quickly the powder room on the left- I let a small chuckle escape my lips.
"Natsume?" Houmen looked at me weirdly
"What," I returned to my usual self
"Never mind," he shook his head
"Prince Natsume," a monotone-voice I know so well said
"Yes, Lady Hotaru," I put on an innocent face and saw some girls faint
"You'll present a speech for the Queen later this evening," she straightened the invisible wrinkles on her dress
I groaned, "Couldn't you do it? You can do it much better," and as if abruptly a toy gun was in her hand- pointing it at me
"Remember what this is, Natsume?" her expression not changing
Flashback
I looked around the garden and searched for Houmen who was hiding somewhere in these GIGANTIC garden Mother insisted. I climbed up a tree and saw something moving at a bush south-west of me; I quickly ran in quietly and jumped in front of who I thought was Houmen- it was girl in her night dress
"What are you doing here?"
"Playing," she said softly and assembled the parts scattered around the area
"Who are you?!" I snapped, annoyed at her for not showing any respect to me- I am the crown prince FYI!
"You don't need to know who I am," she stared at me "now leave!" she was about to get the last screw when I took it
"Give it back," she started dangerously with a glare
"No way," I turned my back and was on my way out of the bushes
"You'll get hurt," she pointed her toy at me
"Try me," I smirked at her them boom!- my head hurt and felt a lump growing as I push myself off the ground, my face aching
I looked at her now picking up the screw on my hand and the others scattered "It's a baka-gun, do you want another hit?" a smirk played on her lips and put the last screw in "it hurts more if it's amassed completely," she pointed it at me again
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"Natsume, meet your cousin," I glared at the sneering girl in front of me "Hotaru Imai,"
"Nice meeting you, Hyuuga-kun," she nodded her head
End of flashback
I shuddered at the thought, "And this time, it can kill a mocking bird," she continued
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I looked in the mirror and opened my fan, letting myself cool off a bit. God, why is temper this short when it comes to people like them. Why didn't I just leave to another isolated corner? Why, why?!
The door suddenly creaked open, revealing a handsome young man wait, a man? In the ladies room?! I squeaked "What are You dong here?!"
He raised an expressive brow "Really? Last time I checked this powder room is for men?"
"Well, it isn't," I bit my lower lip, I'm right, right?
A flush unexpectedly interrupted my come back, another fine-looking man with sandy hair and brown orbs looked at us weirdly "Hey, Natsume, I didn't know these was your kind of style?" he grinned and proceeded washing his hands
"Shut up, just please explain to this girl here that this is the boy's room," 'Natsume' said while rolling his eyes
"Hey Natsume," an additional attractive young man entered the room "Ugh" the blonde stopped unsurely "anyway, your cousin said you're up to say your apologies, and may I not aberrantly ask what's a girl doing here?"
I could only gawk
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The brunette stared in shock, her left eye cringing. "You have got to be kidding me!" she quickly walked out of the room as I hear Koko chuckle
"Let's go," Ruka said as we exited the bathroom
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I babbled about the times the Queen 'disciplined' me and Natsume. And I mean by discipline, being locked in the closet for an hour, no sweets for two months(oh the horror!!!), getting spanked on the arse- just thinking bout it makes it hurt, Aunt Hayashi can slap that'll leave a mark for weeks!
"…so now, I may present to you, our crown prince, Natsume Hyuuga," I sighed deeply as I spotted him coming out of the powder room
He grumbled some words and took the stage. I only grinned at him- oh how I love torturing him!
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I was on my way sneaking out of the palace when I bumped to Father on the way out, oh crud, "Father?" I smiled forcibly and let out a small chuckle "what are you doing here; I thought you have some business with some duchess in the country?"
"Oh," he smiled "that lady is such a disgrace, she was just so prideful," he shook his head "anyway, nothing about my filthy mouth, you look just like your Mother," his face lightened up as he looked at me head to toe
"Thank you," I guess?
"Have you met some new friends?" he asked as we walked back to the ball
I grinned sheepishly before answering "No,"
"Well, I may say I'm a bit disappointed, but anyway, you just try as I will get a bit acquainted with my friend," he walked away and grinned and shake hands with some on the way as he disappeared among the crowd
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I don't know what I'm blabbering about now, but, "….and maybe you could help me out lowering down the search for finding our future queen?" my eyes widened, fuck, that slipped, literally! Oh my god!!!! I looked at my group of friends as I see Koko's, Ruka's, Yuu's and Houmen's face was etched with shock, while Hotaru with still the same façade.
The atmosphere in the room lightened even more, as I hear some squeal, as a Hyuuga, I couldn't back down from my word. I looked pleadingly at my Mother, whom was chatting with joyously with a man; I groaned; me and my stupid mouth!
Great, just more feeler fiancés! Hurray… not!
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Rockerfaith: Sorry again for the late update, I kind of ran out of ideas..hehe anyway, hope you keep on reviewing, it'll be a total pleasure!:D
